Re: Bad Block?

["Gerry Reichelt" <greichelt@mmcable.com>]

   I'd be interested in what actually caused the damage in the first
place....bad bearing, wrist pin or badly worn rings causing the piston to
slop around against the wall. Was the piston damaged as well?(especially the
skirt)
   Gerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "christopher gonzalez" <chris24g@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: Bad Block?


> Being the optimist that I am (i.e. cheap ass), I was thinking that
> since the piston rings (or even the piston skirt?<shrug>) won't travel
> down that far into the cylinder, it probably wouldn't matter... Of
> course, I am not an engine builder, so my logic is likely to be flawed.
> I have heard of people clearancing the block to fit larger cranks, so I
> figure the lower part of the block isn't as sensitive to
> modification...
>
> TIA,
> chrisg
> '82 8v
> '88 16v
>
>
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